# 2005–06 ACF Fiorentina season

The 2005–06 season was ACF Fiorentina's 80th season in its history and its 68th season in Serie A. The club had its best season on the pitch since the 1998–99 season, originally finishing 4th with 74 points and securing a spot in the qualifying round of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League. However, the club was punished with a 30-point penalty for its involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal, resulting in Fiorentina being pushed down the table to 9th. This was a much better outcome than its original punishment, as La Viola were originally relegated to Serie B. Following a successful appeal, Fiorentina was admitted to play in Serie A the following season, albeit losing its Champions League slot and having to start the season with a 15-point penalty, removing any chance of mounting a genuine title challenge and building on the success of the 2005–06 season.
The most significant player during the season was new striker Luca Toni, signed from Palermo in the summer, who netted almost one goal per match on average over the full season, winning the topscoring battle of Serie A with 31 strikes, which was a near-record. New goalkeeper Sébastien Frey was also impressive, conceding 41 goals only due to a weak defence.

## Players
### Goalkeepers

* Sébastien Frey
* Sebastián Cejas
* Marco Roccati
* Bogdan Lobonț
* Niccolò Manfredini
* Gianluca Berti

### Defenders

* Per Krøldrup
* Dario Dainelli
* Alessandro Gamberini
* Christian Maggio
* Davide Brivio
* Tomáš Ujfaluši
* Manuel Pasqual
* Giuseppe Pancaro
* Marco Di Loreto

### Midfielders

* Marco Donadel
* Andrea Paolucci
* Stefano Fiore
* Michele Pazienza
* Riccardo Montolivo
* Luis Jiménez
* Martin Jørgensen
* Matthieu Bochu
* Danilo D'Ambrosio
* Gianni Guigou
* Andrea De Falco
* Cristian Brocchi

### Forwards

* Valeri Bojinov
* Samuel Di Carmine
* Zisis Vryzas
* Giampaolo Pazzini
* Luca Toni
* Enrico Fantini

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position | Final position | First match | Last match |
| Serie A | Matchday 1 | — | 9th | 27 August 2005 | 14 May 2006 |
| Coppa Italia | First round | — | Round of 16 | 7 August 2005 | 10 January 2006 |
Last updated: 14 May 2006

### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Parma | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 45 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 8 | Empoli | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 45 | |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 44 | |
| 10 | Ascoli | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 43 | |
| 11 | Udinese | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 43 | |
* ↑ Parma gained entry to the 2006–07 UEFA Cup because 2005–06 Coppa Italia finalists Inter and Roma qualified to the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League and 2006–07 UEFA Cup through their respective championship positions. The final positions of Parma and Empoli were decided by head-to-head record.
* ↑ Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio were docked 30 points, all for involvement in the Calciopoli.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 May 2006. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |